Cardcase



F. R. FERGUSON Feb. 10, 1925.

CARDCASE Filed May 16, 1921 Patented Feb. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES FRANK R. FERGUSON, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

GARDCASE.

Application filed May 16, 1921. Serial No. 469,890.

I '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK F nnGUsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in thecounty. of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful Cardcase, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a card case, one of its objects being toprovide a simple and compact structure designed to hold a pack of cards.and having means easily operated wherel'ry the cards can be projectedone at a time from the case.

Another object is to provide a card holder the parts of which arecheaply manufactured, can be assembled readily, and will not easily getout of order.

A still further object is to provide a card case or holder which can berefilled quickly when desired. V

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, with-- in the scope ofwhat is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionshown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the card case.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3, Figure 1.

Figure 4: is a perspective view showing the case opened.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a baseplate provided with an end wall 2 and a side wall 3, the side wall beingformed with outturned lips 4 which can be provided with apertures 5.llingedly connected to the other side of the base 1 is one side wall 6of a cover 7. The other side wall 8 of this cover may be provided withlugs 9 adapted when the cover is moved to shut position on the base 1,to come against the lips 4t and press them laterally after which theapertures 5 will receive the lugs and thus lock the cover to the base.The side walls 8 are connected b an end wall 10 adapted to bear upon thease 1 when the cover is closed. There is no wall at the other end, ofthe cover but, instead, there are provided inturned ears 11 adapted tolap the ends of the wall 2, these cars being spaced from the cover 7 adistance slightly greater than the thickness of a card. When the case isclosed the wall. 2 of the base is similarly spaced from the cover 7.

Formed in thejcover are parallel slots 12 and mounted to slide on thisslotted portion is a finger piece 13 from which extend pins 1 1-. Thesepins project through the slots 12 and are fastened to an ejecting plate15 which is slidable on the bottom surface of the cover 7 and has oneedge slightly offset as shown at 16, this otl'set being equal to orslightly less than the thickness of a card. \Vhen the finger piece 13 ismoved to one limit of its movement the offset 16 will be brought toposition against the end wall 10 where it will assume a position back ofthe top card of the pack C located in the case. This pack of cards isyieldingly supported by the ends of a spring 17 secured to the base 1 asshown. By referring to Figs. 2 and 1 it will be noted that spacingplates or lugs 18 are provided on the inner face of the end wall 10 atthe sides of the cover 8. Thus the paclc of cards is held away from thewall 10 and a suliicient space is left between the spacing elements 18to' allow the lip or offset edge 16 of the ejecting plate to enterbetween the cards and the wall 10. This space has been shown at 19 inFig. 2.

When it is desired to use the case the lips 4- are sprung out ofengagement with the lugs 9 and the case opened as shown in Figure 4:.The cards are then placed on the spring 17 and the cover closed onto thepack so as to place the spring under tension. When a card is to bedispensed the finger piece 13 is slid in one direction to bring theolfset 16back of the uppermost card of the pack and between the spacingelements 18. The finger piece is then pressed in the opposite directionand the topmost card will be pressed outwardly from between the cover 7and the wall 2 where it can be grasped and pulled completely from thecase. The finger piece is then pressed back so as to be reset. Thespring 17 holds the uppermost card pressed firmly against the cover toinsure the delivery of the top card.

A case such as described will protect the cards from dirt and will holdthem Where they can be quickly and accurately dispensed at- Will.

What is claimed is In a card case, the combination with a base and anend wall upon the base, of a cover hingedly connected to the base forhousing a cover, said cover being opened at one end to receive the wallof the base and to provide an outlet slotbetween said Wall and thecover, retaining lugs extending toward each othertrom the sides otthecover at theopen end thereof and spaced from the top of the cover toprovide a clearance for eards,- spacing; elements upon the closed end ofthe cover constituting abutments lorone (end otL-the pack ot cards. anejecting plate narrower than but slidably mounted on the cover andhaving; an offset card engaging edge, shiftable to position between thespacing elements on the cover for engagement with oneend of one cardofthepack, a fin ger piece slidable on the .cover,-spaced slots closedby the ejecting plate at all times, spaced pins slidable in therespective slots and connecting the plateand the finger piece tohold theplate against lateral annular displacement, and a relatively narrowspring securedataits center ,to the base and having broad terminalsproviding bearing edges for engaging and supportingavpaclrot cards.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myown Ivthave hereto afliXedmy signature inthe presence oitxvo Witnesses.

FRANK Rf FERGUSON. Witnesses T. D. FARBER,

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